battery

I have seen several threads on the effects of cold weather on battery dynamics and had an idea: If I were faced with severe cold weather and wanted to maximize both the longevity of the battery and availability of regenerative braking the goal would be to maintain the optimum battery temperature...

I'm curious what your Long range Model 3 charges to at 100%. My Performance 3 is around 276 miles at 100%. I take very good care of my battery. Just curious where everyone else is at. For reference, the day I picked my car up it charged to 302 at 100% and has been going down ever since...

My wife is pushing back on my Raven X purchase until I'm done with a twelve day backpacking trip in June because she's worried I will have problems leaving it alone in a parking lot for twelve days. Her main concern is it running out of power. It's a parking lot that is "safe" in that there...

On january 10th 2020 I have supercharged my Tesla Model S 85 (12/2013) to 95% as usual since I still have 30km to drive home I arrrived with 290km left range and 88% battery. On the morning of january 11th 2020 when I took the car a message appeared "Battery Maximum Charge Level Reduced". From...

Hi everyone, I wanted to confirm if this is normal. My Tesla Model 3 LR AWD is getting around 200 miles on a full charge with an average of 370 wh/hr. Here are my factors and conditions when I calculated the 200 mile range: NJ Commute ~50 miles round trip Traffic during 50% of my commute 35°...

I went to the Audi dealership today to look at the e-tron and one of the things I'd asked about was the ability to set the battery charge limit to prolong the life of the battery. The dealer was oblivious, but I managed to find it in the e-tron menu system where I believe it had been set to...

I just received my new M3P (< 200 miles on the odometer). I left the max charge at the default of 90%. When charged to 90%, the range reported is only 263 miles, which works out to 292 miles @ 100% charge. That is quite a bit lower than the 310 mile range it is supposed to get. Is this an...

SInce this just recent update, my range at 90% charge went from 279 to 262 miles. My car is only 2 weeks old. I've read a comment or two from others experiencing the same, no matter how long they're had the car. Please post if this has happened to you. I'd like to see if this is affecting merely...

Hello, we're going through the purchase of our first Tesla,a used 2016 90D and just added it to our insurance. I gave the VIN to my agent and the temporary insurance card shows the car as a 70 KwH. I'm confused why this would be. I ask our Tesla advisor and he said that the drive motors have...

I have a tesla 100D. 2017. When I park the car overnight the battery degradation overnight for my car about 30 miles a night. So if I leave the car has 200miles of charge, in the morning will has 175mile. That’s around 9 hours parking the car. I have took the car to the service and it has been...

1. M3SR+ build and delivered during mid Jun'19 but came with HW2.5 We intentionally waited till end of May'19 for placing the order (with unexpected $400 increase in price) so that will get HW3, but only realized it when my car didn't recognize traffic cones after the latest updates...

So many understandable questions about battery usage. The answer: Your battery is monitored by a BMS ( Battery Management System ) this gives you a majority slice of the pie which is not down to 0% nor is it up to 100% of your battery. So the answer with the latest generation of cells and the...

My model S 75D now after 2 years achieves 239 miles, 93% of the original 257. Would this reduction be about normal?

The lease on my current car runs out in May, and I’m seriously considering making the switch to EV and going with a Tesla. Probably going with the Model 3 Performance, but I’m curious if anyone that bought a Model 3 a few years ago has had any long-term issues, or heard of any other owners...

The lease on my current car runs out in May, and I’m seriously considering making the switch to EV and going with a Tesla. Probably going with the Model 3 Performance, but I posted this on this board because I’m curious if anyone that bought a Model S a few years ago (4+) has had any long-term...

Ok, so I am a bit concerned this morning after spending the day with the battery charged to daily driving which looks like 90%. I started the day with 211 miles range but I drove no more than 70 miles total in the city. When I got home I was down to 95 miles of range. WTF???? As I was driving...

I recently had a hv battery failure on my 2013 P85+, and tesla service replaced the battery. The following part was listet: ASY,HV BATTERY,S3BB,REMAN,MDLS(1088815-01-E). Does this mean an E grade battery, and does REMAN mean remanufactured/refurbished? I am not sure what battery pack i had...

Hi all—I pick up my SR+ in a week and then I’ll be taking it on a 900 mi r/t road trip for the holidays. I usually don’t look forward to the drive but this year, there is no place I’d rather be than the driver’s seat of my new Model 3! Question for the group: I know you aren’t supposed to...

Now that I'm getting used commuting and topping up every night I got to wondering whether letting the battery drop lower and charging less frequently might be more efficient by making the most of the part before the taper? For example, last night I charged at 28A and topped up the car from 70%...

It's insane how steady Tesla's efficiency improvements have been, and the charts in the article show how Tesla is simply in a league of its own when it comes to overall efficiency. Tesla Vehicle Efficiency: The Gold Standard Among EVs

A little bit of background: I live in Maryland where we get legit four seasons I live in an apartment and I do NOT have access to charging at work or at home I have had the car since June 2019 Here is some information I sent to Tesla recently: I have under 5,000 miles on the car. In V9 I...

i bought my model 3 in aug 2018. After the software upgrade I only got 316 miles when charged to 100%. Last night I got only 312 miles from 5% SOC to 100%. A 4% degradation within 10 months? Have others degraded similarly?

I am having a system installed and have just been informed I will be locked out of grid charging. Now as far as ITC is concerned I full understand so skip right passed that please. To my understand I can't charge from the grid because I could then also discharge to the grid. IE pay off peak...

It is pretty well known that winter temperatures hit EVs pretty hard when it comes to range. It's not clear to me how much it impacts charging. I'm not talking about charging currents since level 2 charging at home never rises to a point that it is limited really. I'm talking about how much...

I am no battery expert but I have decided to see if there is a difference in how I charge my car. All charges are done at home. Here are a few observations: 1. The left orange readings are for charging to 85-90% from about 65% over the past few weeks. Interesting to note that the...

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So I have multiple cars and the 2014 is the one not getting V10. When I asked service what's up I was advised that Tesla Engineering has chosen a group of cars to study battery performance and that those cars have a "special" version 9 firmware to allow closer monitoring of the car. No word on...

Didn't see any threads discussing kind of thing, so here we go.... I charged my car (May 2017 Model S 75D, AP2, MCU1) at the ChargePoint station at work last Tuesday. When I went to move the car after the charge was done (~90%), I noticed a yellow dashed line on the power meter on the energy...

Hey everyone, i’m currently looking into purchasing a Tesla Model 3 standard range. Bare minimum bells and whistle’s. I’m a big fan of the car, one concern is the mileage. I drive fairly often on long drives, unfortunately though there are no supercharging stations in my area. The closest one...

Has anyone else experienced a sudden loss of range following installation of V10? My 2019 Model 3 LR+ RWD lost 5% of its maximum range after V10 was installed. I went from a maximum charge of 314 miles prior to V10 to a maximum charge of 300 miles after V10 install.

Very quick question. If you are not going to drive your car for 2 weeks, keeping it parked in the garage, do you just charge to 90% and leave it unplugged, or do you leave it plugged in for the full 2 weeks and have it charge at night on schedule (ie using Stats to charge every 3-5 days while...

Is it possible to tell the battery and not just the cabin to warm up for driving? So for example I leave for work every day 7.20. I'd tell it to schedual a warm up for 7 15 for both battery and cabin whilst plugged in. Is thst such a thing? I know the cabin is I just want to know if I can with...

Hello, I have searched around and tried a few things, but haven't had any success yet. I am a new owner of a 2014 S 60 (not the software locked one) (SW version 2019.32.2.1). Overall, I'm over the moon with the car. The previous owner treated the car like gold and it shows in both operation...

Model 3 AWD DM LR Purchase: 06/30/2019 Current Date: 09/19/2019 Total miles: 8,490 miles Average wH/mile: 247 The car is ALMOST perfect in almost every way. I travel a lot. This car is a blast to drive and soooo smoooth. However, battery is the biggest draw back. A full charge to 100% is...

The reason I am posting this is because what I am seeing appears to be well outside the norms of battery degradation. Battery was charged to 80%. At about 31% (so 49% usage), I got 122.4 miles. Extrapolating this to 100% means (122.4/49% = 250 (rounded up). That is a significant drop. I had...

The family and I have been planning to buy a Tesla for the last 6 months. We plan on getting the X but the 3 is a more affordable option that we might try first. Looking at X's from 2016: the 75D batteries "were" rated at about 240 miles and the 90D at 260 miles. I read somewhere that the...

Is it true that Tesla should replace a battery if it is no longer meeting 70% of its advertised range? Is this written anywhere? The Hawaii SC tech says he has never heard of this and has no idea what I'm talking about. Has anyone had any luck getting a battery replaced on limited range when...

Hi, I’m new to this community. I’m a huge tesla fan and last week I found a flooded Model 3 long range in an auction that’s happening on Wednesday. It seems like it happened during the floods of Guadalajara, Mexico in this past months. The photos show that the car has no other damage than the...

I'm awaiting the arrival of a Model 3 LR/AWD, and am quite excited to be weaned off of gasoline. However, I live at an apartment, and cannot charge my car up overnight. There is, however, a Supercharger near my workplace which I plan to use with a modicum of frequency, but I had a question...

I seem to have a battery issue. I recently purchased my 2015 Model S 90d from the NJ Tesla CPO (april 2019) with ~34,000 miles on it. Upon pickup the car was charged to ~80% and showed 205 mile range. I have 48,500 miles on it now, when I charge to 90% (81Kw) and drive to and from work...

I've checked this several times and I'm not getting it. Trip of 124.8 miles, 300 Wh/mi average. 100 kWh battery started at 76%, ended at 33%, so 43 kWh used if no degradation. 124.8 miles * 0.300 kWh/mi = 37.44 kWh + 33 kWh remaining = 70.44 kWh starting. Wait... that's 5.56 kWh short...

Hi all, I'd love some advice here. I have a Model 3 SR+ (well, technically it's a model 3 SR, but the software downgrade hasn't been pushed to me yet). I bought the car in May 2019 and only have 1800 miles on the car. Previously, at 80% charge I have 192 miles. Today, at 80% charge at the...

Just curious, who all has had a 12V failure on your MX? Did you have any other electronics installed? Dashcam? Ive got a blackvue DR900 installed with the trailer hitch method. Just curious how common of a problem is this

I used to be able to unlock and open the battery port by putting pressure on the port door itself, and it would open. This no longer works and I have to do it from inside the vehicle on the screen. Any idea how to fix this or was this a deliberate change?

I have put ~ 13600 miles on my baby. Already teslafi showing loss of 10 miles in less than a year. I have see it fluctuate a lot but concerned that now the upper limit seems to be around 300!

The real-world range on my 2014 60Kwh model S has degraded big time in the last few years, despite having driven only 35K miles, never supercharged and rarely charge to full. After my last 90% charge, I let it run down to almost empty with before and after pics. Right after charging, the dash...

I'm looking to get one of these jack kits for the car. Hydraulic Jack Scissor Jack There are a few reviews about blown fuses.with blown fuses when using the 12 volt cigarette lighter socket. They recommend using the battery clamps. I see that there is a positive lead to the battery above...

Hello! I'm about ready to pull the trigger and new Model 3. What's holding up my decision, is the choice between Full Self Driving vs Long Range. I live in FL and those of you know, we drive and put on some miles. Once I buy, I'm going to drive the piss out of the car. I drive 125 round...

Hi, I have a Model X that crashed pretty badly (P100D, 2016, AP 2.0). I am wondering if there is a possibility to still sell parts of it: the internals of the car are pretty much intact, I would assume that the battery pack and basically everything in the internals could be reused (white seats...

This was posted in the Model 3 forum (and I mistakenly replied to it), so I thought I'd post it here for Model S owners to see. The new MODEL S OWNER'S MANUAL (2019.16.1.1 dated May 16, 2019) states that "Your Battery coolant does not need to be replaced for the life of your vehicle under most...